Marcus Smart’s return from a left oblique tear is coming more and more into focus as he approaches the early part of his initial 4-6 week forecast. As we’ve seen him run, jump, sprint, leap, dunk and shoot, the next step is full contact, and that’s exactly what’s scheduled to happen on Sunday.
Marcus Smart on Sunday's practice being the target for his first contact: "That's the plan."
— Mark Murphy (@Murf56) May 3, 2019
Sunday marks exactly 4 weeks, so Smart’s recovery seems to be exceptionally timeline.